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75 Cards in this Set
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assertion
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a declaration or statement
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coherent
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logically connected
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didactic
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intended to instruct
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discourse
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verbal expression or exchange; conversation
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eloquence
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the ability to speak vividly or persuasuvely
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fluid
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easily flowing
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implication
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the act of suggesting or hinting
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lucid
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easily understood; clear
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pundit
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an authority who expresses his/her opinions
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rhetoric
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the art of using language effectively and persuasively
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arbiter
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a judge who decides a disputed issue
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biased
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prejudiced
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impartial
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not in favor of one side or the other; unbiased
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incontrovertible
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indisputable; not open to question
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jurisprudence
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the philosophy or science of law
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objectivity
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treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
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penitent
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expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
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plausible
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seemingly valid or acceptable; credible
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substantiated
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supported with proof or evidence; verified
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vindicated
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freed from blame
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condescending
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treating people as weak or inferior
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contemptuous
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feeling hatred; scornful
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despotic
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exercising absolute power; tyrannical
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dictatorial
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domineering; oppressively overbearing
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disdain
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n. contempt, scorn
v. to regard or treat with contempt; to look down on |
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haughty
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arrogant; vainly proud
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patronizing
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treating in a condescending manner
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convoluted
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intricate; complex
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cryptic
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difficult to comprehend
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futile
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having no useful purpose; pointless
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obscure
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adj. relatively unknown
v. to conceal or make indistinct |
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quandary
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a state of uncertainty or perplexity
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dilatory
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habitually late
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indolent
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lazy
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insipid
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uninteresting; unchallenging
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listless
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lacking energy
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alientated
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removed or disassociated from (friends, family, or homeland)
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alliance
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a union of two or more groups
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disparity
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inequality in age, rank or degree; difference
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suppressed
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subdued; kept from being circulated
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auspicious
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favorable; promising
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embellish
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to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
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benevolent
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well-meaning; generous
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ornate
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exhibiting a display of great wealth
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emollient
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adj. softening and soothing
n. something that softens or soothes |
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poignant
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profoundly moving; touching
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ebullience
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intense enthusiasm
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sanction
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to give official authorization or approval
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dubious
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doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
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effusive
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emotionally unrestrained; gushy
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fabricated
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made; concocted in order to decieve
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frenetic
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wildly excited or active
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gratuitous
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given freely; unearned; unwarranted
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hypocrisy
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the practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity
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slander
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false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
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superfluous
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extra; unnecessary
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alleviate
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to ease a pain or a burden
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astute
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shrewd; clever
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asylum
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a place of retreat or society
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clandestine
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secretive
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coup
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a brilliantly executed plan
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stratagem
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a clever trick used to deceive or outwit
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surreptitious
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done by secretive means
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wary
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on guard; watchful
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ambiguous
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open to more than one interpretation
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ambivalent
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simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain
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apathetic
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feeling or showing little emotion
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arbitrary
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determined by impulse rather than reason
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capricious
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impulsive or unpredictable
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equivocate
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to avoid making a definite statement
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indifferent
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not caring one way or the other
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spontaneous
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unplanned; naturally occuring
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whimsical
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subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable
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superficial
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concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
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trivial
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of little importance or significance
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